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12-11-07
 Well the Christmas countdown is
official! We are just weeks away and if you still have
things to add to your list, or to buy for friends and
family...don't forget you can always order the gift set of
Mick Morris Myth Solver right here on this website.
You'll get autographed copies and a surprise gift too!
Also, keep those entries coming...we have quite a few but we
know there are still a couple of creative slots to be
filled. Remember it can be one line or ten, funny or
frightening - it's up to you, so write
on!
12-2-07
 The holidays are here! And you
know what that means...giving! So we would like to give away
three sets of Mick Morris Myth Solver books numbers 1-4. All
that you have to do is enter the "My Best Holiday
Memory!" contest. Send us your favorite holiday memory, it
can be scary, funny or just plain old nice, and it can be as
short or long as you like, and can be about any holiday-you
choose. The top three entries will receive a set of books
along with their story posted on the Mick Morris website.
Contest entries must be received by January 5, 2008. Winners
will be announced on January 15, 2008. Please send entries via
email, so
that we may notify you if you won...so write on and good
luck!
 Oh and one last thing...speaking of awards, another
big congratulations to Darrin (see what happens when you
follow your dreams!). Darrin (and other fantastic ePrizers)
recently garnered another award. He provided Bigfoot
illustrations for the Jack Links Swing Big Stick promotion.
The 'D' award was presented by the Adcraft club. Way to go
ePrize folk!
11-13-07
 Here is the latest
news flash...just in case you missed it on the front page we
are happy to announce that we have teamed up with Mackinac
Island Press and they will be releasing our brand new
series next spring called
Ghost Board Posse #1 London
Screaming! This exciting new series will be scarier
than Mick Morris Myth Solver...the storyline is a secret but
stay tuned and we will share that with you soon!
Also,
we hope that you have a really Happy Thanksgiving! Don't
be a turkey and be sure to tell people you care about how
grateful you are for having them in your life!
10-21-07
Halloween....whooo
hoooo...it's just around the corner! We can't wait, it's
one of our favorite holidays! And if you checked the
front page, and get a chance, be sure to stop by the new mall
The Village at Green Oaks - Barnes and Noble for a fun costume
contest that Mick is judging on Friday October 26th!
If you want to win your entire class to have
a chance to go to Wyoming, go to the FOX2 website and enter
the Paleo Joe contest! Paleo Joe is a friend of ours,
and we know that whoever wins that trip is going to have the
time of their lives.
Also, we have gotten so many
requests for another writing contest that guess what? You got
it, within the next few weeks we'll be announcing it, so be
sure to tell your teachers to join in! Because you know
that no matter what you do, you have to be able to read and
write! So sharpen those pencils and get ready!
BOO! Happy Haunting!
10-7-07
 Can you believe these beautiful hot
temperatures! The weather people say it hasn't been this hot
since 1963! Now that's a long time ago! You can see by the
look on Darrin and Mick's faces that we have been out enjoying
these temps ourselves at the cider mill!
Hope that you're having a great Fall too, and that your
getting your costumes and pumpkins ready! We are! Keep those
wonderful emails coming! And a Happy Birthday shout out to the
Birthday kid Aidan from South Lyon! If you've got a Birthday
coming up, just let us know and we'll be sure to give you a
shout out on the website too!
9-23-07
A great big thanks to all
of the people who made it through the crazy traffic for the
bighouse in Ann Arbor Saturday to see us at Barnes &
Noble! What a bustling exciting city AA is! We
can't wait to go back again. We had a great time at
Barnes & Noble! There is nothing quite like being
welcome when you go somewhere. 
We are
super busy and I know that you must be too, now that you're
back in the groove of school, football games, band practice
and let's not mention that ghastly "H" word (HOMEWORK!!!
AAGGGHHH!!!). Glad to hear that so many of you are using Mick
Morris books for your book reports, and we certainly don't
mind answering any of the questions that you have about
myths. Also, if you have a favorite joke that you would
like to see animated with Mick, Nathan and Sissy. Just
send it our way! If we pick your joke, we'll send you a
free book. If two or more of you send in the same joke,
we'll put the names in a hat and draw the winner. Good luck
and remember to keep laughing and
reading!
9-8-07
 Hello friends! We know
that this isn't about the Mick Morris Myth Solver books, but
we get so many emails from you asking us what we are doing
with our comedy troupe...that this message needed sharing:
There is nothing like giving! It was just an honor for us
to perform at a fundraiser for our friend Steve Black and his
'Sabrina Black Foundation' for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Steve (an
on-air talent at WRIF) lost his wife Sabrina to lukemia last
year and has worked hard developing this wonderful foundation
to donate money to help victims of the disease. Sabrina worked
with Darrin at WDFN and was well known for her spirit and
smile. After a tear-jerking tribute and presentation, my
improvisational comedy troupe changed the mood by providing
the laughter. We were followed by the hilarious comedy of Dave
Coulier. There is nothing like laughter to help healing!
Thanks for having us Steve! You are the best for what you
do!!!
Totally Unrehearsed Theatre (Karen, Jeff, Heather and
Darrin) with Dave Coulier and Steve Black.
9-4-07
Back to school! Hope
that you had a great first day! The summer went so
fast...our's was fun and super busy! Hope that your
summer was the same.  We were happy that we got to
meet a lot of new friends on the road with Mick Morris...be
sure to drop us an email. Keep checking back for another
contest too, and we're getting closer to some pretty cool
news. Do well in school, and remember to keep reading
(food for your brain!) and when the teacher asks, "Where's
your homework?"...remember what Mr. Brege says to say (think
Scooby and Shaggy from our presentation)! Have fun and
be cool!
8-16-07
 Wow...that went fast!
But summers not over yet! You still have time to fit in a lot
more fun before heading back to school and that next grade. We
are still planning on getting in some fishing, swimming and
spooky campfire stories (with s'mores of course). In fact,
this weekend, we will be heading 'Up North' with our friends
the Kalina's, who are the original Sissy and Nathan models
from the Mick Morris Myth Solver books. But I don't think that
Mick, Sissy or Nathan will be up to any myth solving this
weekend...or any that I know of anyway! Glad to hear that so
many of you like Grudge of the Gremlins! Keep reading while
enjoying the rest of your summer!
Check out "Your
Sketches," we've added a few more drawings! Keep em'
coming!
7-26-07
Thanks to all of you and your
awesome response to the Mick Morris Myth Solver book #4
'Grudge of the Gremlins!'  The lastest, greatest news (beside the
release of the new book) is that Darrin has won a fantastic
contest! He decided on a whim to enter the Design a Logo
for Yakface.com to be used for their San Diego Comic Con
coverage. Darrin's design is on the right. Yakface
is a web site for Star Wars fans. Well, he really wanted
to win a Kit Fisto Jedi Knight 12" action figure for Mick (Kit
is his favorite Jedi). It's no surprise that with his
phenomenal art talent he won! A huge congratulations to
Darrin, artist extrodinaire!!!
7-10-07
 Just got back from a fantastic
weekend in beautiful Traverse City! We are trying to
squeeze in some fun while getting the next Mick Morris book
out in two weeks! That's not all, we just signed with a
publisher for another series and will have some major news on
that soon. Looking forward to seeing all of our
'up north' friends and fans on the weekend of August 11th in
Hessel at the boat show with Safe Harbor Books, then on August
12 on Mackinac Island at the Island Bookstore from 1pm-3pm,
and on Monday, August 13th join us for a very special
presentation at the Mackinaw Area Library in Mackinaw City
from 1pm-2pm.
So try to stop in and say 'Hi!' See ya
soon!
6-9-07
Isn't it great to be on summer
break! Hope that everyone has a lot of fun things
planned for the summer and that reading cool books is one of
them!
Just to let you know, you can add Mick Morris
Myth Solver #4 The Grudge of the Gremlins to your list because
it will be hitting bookstores in 4 weeks!  And as you all know we were
thrilled to have America's Greatest History Attraction The
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village let us use their name
and location for the book! Also, Chris Chelios (the
famous Red Wing hockey player) let us base a scene in one
of his 'Cheli's Chili' restaurants! And
last, but not least, Dan Miller the Sports Director for
FOX2 Detroit and radio voice of the Detroit Lions, read
the book and gave us an awesome quote on the back! So,
we hope that you enjoy the latest
book!
 Next on the list is that Mick Morris Myth Solver
#6 will be
The Abomidable Snowman...A Frozen
Nightmare!
Besides that we are getting closer to a couple
really big announcements...so stay tuned we will have them
for you soon! Happy Summer!
5-28-07
 Happy Memorial Day! Hope that you are
having a great weekend! We are! On Saturday we spent
some time in Ann Arbor...in preparation for the next book
series! It's a big surprise! Then we went and saw
the latest Pirates movie yesterday with some
friends...But today, we just wanted to share the
next cover for 'Mick Morris Myth Solver #4 The Grudge of the
Gremlins!' with you. They are mischievous little
stinkers, and if you want to hear how they laugh, just click on the front page where it says 'Gremlins
have taken over this site!'
The 'Five Ways to Finish'
in Gremlins are Normal, Scary, Time Travel, B Movie and we
have added a surprise ending...Because every time we visit you
at your schools, we always get requests to do some
improvisation...So, we have added an Improv Game ending!
It's called Questions Only. I have also included
instructions on 'how to' play the game! Lots and lots of
fun! Hope you have as much fun playing it as we
do! And, as the Gremlins would say…
"Weeeehahahaaaehehhhhheeeeeeee!"
5-17-07
Hey everybody! Sorry we've been away!
But we are happy to say that the SPRING IT ON DRAWING
CONTEST IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED.  Let the judging
begin!!! Well, not from Judge Judy, but from some
talented artists and professionals. Wow! We've gotten
hundreds of entries, and they are great! We'll see who came
the closest to Mr. Brege's idea of the Elgoronk look
like. Anyway, we will be announcing the winner and
runner up on May 23rd, right here on the Mick Morris website,
and calling the winners - so stay tuned!
Also, besides the release of the Gremlins at the end of
June, we have some really exciting things coming up! We can't
quite make the announcement yet, but keep checking back to
find out. Oh yeah, be sure to join us Tuesday, June 19th at
the Caroline Kennedy Library in Dearborn Heights, at 7:00pm
for some fun! See you there!
4-29-07
If you happened to see the
front page of this website you know the latest news on the
next book 'The Grudge of the Gremlins.' Isn't that awesome?
The book is not only set in Michigan but it takes place at
The Henry Ford Museum. For any of you that might be
curious about that fantastic museum and have never been there,
we suggest that you have your parents take you there! It is
one unbelievable place. In fact, it is one of our most
favorite places to go !
We've got a lot of great contest entries...the decision
will a tough one...but you never know what will strike our
judges as the best art, so keep those entries coming! Also,
just to let you know we will be at Barnes & Noble in Green
Oak Township on May 5Th - so come on by and say 'HI!'
4-16-07
 Hope that everyone had a great Spring break! We
had quite a road trip...first we stopped in Hilton Head, South
Carolina to see our best friends the Stadlers and their 3
children, and had a super time-we love them...Then we were
onto Disney! And everywhere in between we had lots of
meetings for the Mick Morris Myth Solver series - since it is
taking off nationally! We had a blast at Disney, and if
you go be sure to check out the new Pirates of the Carribean
ride and see the most identical Johnny Depp look-alike that
you could imagine! We stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge-which
is the coolest place ever because everyday you can see
giraffes, zebras, ostrich, and all kinds of other animals
right from your hotel room! After lots of parks and
oodles of sunshine (oh yeah!) we were off to Atlanta for a
very, big important meeting for our books...some of you may
know what I'm talking about. We really had a great chat,
and loved meeting with them...so hopefully some cool things
are coming for Mick Morris! Then on the way home we were stuck in
a massive blizzard, but took our time and were grateful to get
home safely. We hope that everyone had a wonderful
break, and if you have any cool stories to share about yours -
send them to us! Now let's all keep our fingers crossed
for warmer weather and keep those contest entries
coming! We already have a ton of fantabulous
entries!
P.S. Mickey was happy to meet another
Mick!
3-24-07
 Happy Spring!
Hope everyone is as happy as we are about the warm
weather! We love it! Mick wanted to express his
happiness about it by sharing one of his latest sculpts with
you. Here's his version of Calvin and Hobbes. Wow,
what a busy week with school visits and bookstore visits, and
it was so nice to meet some new friends. Well, spring
break is right around the corner, and we couldn't be happier
about that. Some of you know some of the major
projects that we are working on, and we will know by the
end of Spring break what is happening with that. So keep
posted. We'll chat soon...have fun!
3-17-07
 The luck o' the Irish be with you today my
friend! Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope that you are
either wearing green, eating green food or have something
happily green close by! We are planning on visiting some
friends for a Happy St. Pat's Party and then Mick and Nathan
(the real ones) have some plans for today! So, enjoy the
day, think spring and Erin Go
Bragh!
3-8-07
Well what do we have here? If it isn't
someone following in his father's footsteps! Here is
Mick at a gallery showing of selected student artists.
Mick is standing next to his excellent painting called 'The
Burning Flower'. And that's not all, Mick's best friend
Nathan is also an aspiring artist as we see him here next to
his painting! What a fun event this was and great work
Mick, Nathan and all of your fellow artists! You can see
larger images of each of their creations at "your sketches."
 
3-1-07
Happy Reading Month!
Okay, you have to know that this is our favorite month!
It just gives us all a great reason to dig into some fantastic
books!  Darrin and I are busy with some of his
fellow artists (who do work like Darrin does for Disney, HBO,
Jacks Links and Coca-Cola) putting together the next contest
which is, you guessed it, a drawing contest. So for all of you
aspiring illustrators out there stay tuned because the details
will be posted soon!
The next big news is that
Mick Morris Myth Solver #4 The Grudge of the Gremlins
release will be in May! The 'Five Ways to Finish' for #4
will be Normal, Scary, Time Travel, B Movie and a Field
Guide, plus a lot more about the Mick Morris crew!
So keep checking back for the drawing contest, news on The
Grudge of the Gremlins...oh, and one more thing - the new
'Whack A Myth' game- all within the next few weeks!
2-17-07
 Awesome week...meeting some really great
people and new friends! Just got back from a trip to the
bookstore, and as always Mick, Darrin and I bought far too
many books...but aren't they just the coolest things!
They help the cold winter months fly by! Right now I'm reading
Bird by Bird, a great book on writing by Anne LaMott. Mick is
waiting for the 4th Mick Morris book, but is currently into
The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Care and Feeding of Sprites,
and he is also making his own sprite sculpts out of
clay. Darrin just picked up Sculpting a Galaxy, because
you know he is so into Star Wars, and he's waiting for the
next comic book Marvel's Civil War #7 of 7. Speaking of
Mick's sculpting, since many of you ask what Mick likes to do,
we thought that we would show you one of his latest
animatronic characters that he sculpted and costumed. He
got it to move with an old Lego motor and it's about 2 feet
tall.
So hope you have a great winter break, whether
you stay home or go on a vacation! Enjoy and keep
warm!
2-4-07
 There's nothing like a below zero, super
bowl Sunday, especially when you are having friends over to
help you route for your favorite team...and eat a lot of
goodies! And if you are more of a warm weather fan than
freezing snow, you can be like us and watch the sun shine in
Miami (besides the game)! But don't despair, before we
know it summer will be here! Who do you like - the Bears
or the Colts? No question as to who our friend in the
picture would choose! Go team go!
1-29-07
Brrrrrr...I am so glad to hear that
so many of you are getting chills...not from the weather but
from Mick Morris Myth Solver # 3 Champ...A Wave of Terror!
Thanks to those of you who sent those awesome emails about the
book. And if you haven't gotten a copy of Mick Morris Myth
Solver #3, they are now in stock at your local bookstore .
If you are interested in drawing or writing, be sure to
stop into the kid's lit workshop at Michigan State University
this weekend. On Friday, February 2nd, Darrin will have a
gallery showing at Cappuccino Espresso in Williamston,
MI. Also, on Saturday, February 3rd, Darrin
and I will be presenting a writers and illustrators workshop,
just call (517) 410-1920 for more info. Hope to see you
there!
1-8-07
 Once again a super, big
congratulations to Matthew C. Harmon of Starr Elementary in
Royal Oak, Michigan our Grand Prize Winner, and Saswat Sahoo
of Hillside Elementary in Farmington Hills, Michigan our
Second Prize winner! They are the big winners of the Mick
Morris Make Up A Myth Winter Write Off Sweepstakes! If you
entered and didn't win, don't despair, because you are still a
winner in our book, besides our next contest will be announced
soon, and you can try again! So never give up! Persistance
pays!
Well, we have some really cool Mick Morris Myth Solver
things that we are working on right now...we'll keep you
posted. So stay warm, since winter has finally arrived, and
keep those awesome drawings coming for the website. Once again
congrats to all of you fantastic writers!
12-04-06
Yeeehaaa snow has arrived! And just in
time for the Holidays! It's our favorite time of year (aside
from being on a beach in the summer). We hop e that you are lovin' it
too! Just want to let you know that Mick Morris Myth
Solver #3 Champ...A Wave of Terror! will be hitting the
stores next week. So, to all of you who have sent emails
about it and are waiting patiently-be sure to pick it up at
your local bookstore next Friday. Also, thanks to all of
you who have sent those terrific entries into the Make Up A
Myth contest...and for those of you who haven't yet, there's
still time. OK get out the hot chocolate and spread some
holiday cheer and laughter!
The picture on the right is
an apparent Plesiosaur that washed ashore in 1925.
The neck
was described as being about 20 feet long. A relative of
Champ perhaps?
11-19-06
Well if you checked out the home
page you know what we were up too...having a blast in the
Holiday Magic Parade! After the parade we were lucky
enough to do a book signing with Santa, Mitzi Miles from Magic
105.1 and the awesome Candy Band...you can see pics on our
photo page, or right to our parade pics page by clicking here!.
Then after such an
exciting day we were on our way home and passed by this truck with a picture of Champ on it...which
just reminded us of how excited we are that our next book
Champ...A Wave of Terror! will hit the bookstores next month!
And
one last thing, be sure to keep those wonderful entries coming
for the Make Up A Myth Winter Write Off
Contest!
11-14-06
 Wow...where have we been?
That's a good question...at a million bookstores for starters,
and thanks so much to all of you for coming out to see
us. We were in Chicago one weekend for signings at
Borders, meeting lots of new friends. Now were back and we are
really looking forward to seeing all of you at the Holiday
Magic Parade in downtown Royal Oak on Saturday, November 18th
at 10:00am. If you can't make it just turn on Channel 2
to see us, because after the Mick Morris Myth Solver float we
will be commentating the parade with Fanchon Stinger.
Then after we've been invited with Santa and the Candy Band to
sign books at Andiamo's on Main Street and Second
Avenue! So please stop by and say
hi!
Notes: Mr. Brege has found some long lost fan
artwork we've posted in Your
Sketches. Also, take a peek at Coming Soon for
the title of Mick Morris
#4!!!
Keep
those contest entries coming! We've got some really crazy,
spooky, newly invented myths coming in...so don't forget to
enter that contest!
10-21-06
 It's been a busy fall with lots
of visits to bookstores! Glad to see lots of our friends and
readers stopping by to say hi! You know Halloween is just
around the corner...one of our favorite times! Mick had the
house all decorated with skeletons and spooky things and we
are ready, well except for carving the pumpkins!
We can't wait one more day to announce the new Mick Morris
Myth Solver ' Make up a Myth Winter Write Off Contest!'
Just in case you missed the last contest-here is another one
for you to enter! This one features totally cool prizes, and a
really fun contest...so tell your friends, your teachers, and
everyone you know and join in on the fun. See the home page
for all of the information...see you at the
bookstores!
10-9-06
Hello Mick Morris fans...and thanks
for writing! We love to hear what your favorite endings are
and even your fantastic suggestions for our next myth! So keep those emails coming!
We've been busy lately and you can see that we will be
visiting a lot
of bookstores this weekend, so if we're in your neighborhood
be sure to stop by and say hi! And
be sure to check back for the release date of Mick Morris Myth
Solver #3 Champ...A Wave of Terror! Coming soon!
9-27-06
 Hello Mick Morris Friends! How's
everyone doing? We are looking forward to being in Grand
Rapids this weekend and seeing our good friends at Barnes
& Noble in Kentwood and Grandville!
You know
our favorite spooktacular time of year is just a month
away...so if you would like to send us pics of yourself in
your totally scary costumes...we'll be sure to put them on the
website!
Also, for you Mick Morris 'Catch the
Clues' game fans ... a new winner is in! That's right
now Devin Dewitt is the leader in the game with a score of 500
points! Way to go Devin!
9-11-06
Can you feel it in the air? Fall is here! Hope
everyone that started school had a great first day! We've been
crazy busy getting ready for our fantastic show coming up at
Great Lakes Crossing this Saturday (September 16th) at
noon. Then that will be followed by our fun Bigfoot Release
party at Borders Bookstore in Brighton at 4:00pm. We sure
hope that you can join us at one of these fun events! 
Also, it was a tough decision, but we finally came up with
a winner for the Pick Mick Summer Sweepstakes. We had so many
fantastic entries that we even had to pick a runner up! We
were truly amazed at all the wonderful creative entries out
there...we even had to use this cool pic...but my question is,
who took the picture? You can see that the car is moving, and
there is a driver...so who took the photo? Talk about
creativity! So great job to all of you and remember to always
follow your dreams and do whatever your heart tells you to
do!
9-4-06
 When we woke up this morning we
were ready to update the blog talking about the big day
tommorow-you know back to school! But then when we heard the
terribly sad news, the passing of Steve Irwin-the Croc Hunter
we felt that we had to write a few words in his memory. Those
of you who know us or have seen us at your schools know that
Darrin loved to impersonate him-so on this sad day we just
would like to say from all God's creatures, big and small you
made a difference for us one and all. Thank you for following
your dreams Steve and encouraging us all to live our lives by
doing what we love with energy and excitement...rest in peace.
Updated:
Where We'll Be,
Coming Soon ,
and Just
For You.
8-22-06
 OK...I hate to say it...but summer vacation
is quickly coming to an end NOOOOO! What are we gonna do? Well
I guess for starters get in all the beach time and summer fun
that we can! Then second look forward to seeing who wins
the Mick Morris Summer Sweepstakes. We have 10 in the
running right now-but it's not too late to send us your entry
and you could be the winner! And for those of you who
emailed looking for Mick Morris Myth Solver #2 Bigfoot...Big
Trouble! You can find it at any bookstore! Ok now-go-get out
and soak up the remaining days of summer!
8-13-06
 What at great time in Mackinac! There is
just no place like it in the world! Here Mick & Karen
managed to scoot away from the crowds behind them to get a
quick shot with one of the soldiers. Mick Morris Myth
Solver #2 is selling like crazy-some fans already finished
reading it and have been sending in quotes like this one from
Renee Brown of Sterling Heights, "This book was awesome, I
loved it! When is number three coming out?"
Thanks Renee and all of our Mick Morris
fans-and as long as you keep sending us those nice
quotes-we'll keep writing for you! And keep those contest
entries coming-time is running out!
8-6-06
 It's here! Mick Morris Myth Solver #2
Bigfoot...Big Trouble! You can find it at your local
bookstores or order it at www.mickmorris.com
(yes, MickMorris.net will now be .com )! This book is
awesome because it has a fantastic comic book ending in
it! And don't forget to stop by and say 'Hi' and check
out the new book, take a peek at our new picture book, and get
your original Michigan and American Chillers covers signed by
Darrin during one of our visits. Here's where we'll be:
Island Bookstore on Mackinac Island August 10th
1:00pm
Island Bookstore in Mackinac City August 11th 3:00pm
Safe Harbor Bookstore in Cedarville August 12th (Les
Cheneaux Boat Show & Festival of the Arts). 10:00am-4:00pm
Horizon Books in Traverse City on August 19th 11:00am
Horizon Books in Petoskey on August 19th 3:00pm
Borders Express Laurel Park Mall Livonia August 25th at
7:30pm
And
we just have to say that we can't believe all the crazy and
fun entries that we have gotten for the contest! They are
fantastic-so keep them coming, there is still time to win that
awesome prize! Just email a picture of yourself reading a Mick
Morris book or send it to: Pick Mick Summer
Sweepstakes, 9864 E. Grand River, Suite 110, #244,
Brighton, MI 48116. Good Luck!
Also, if you need a Mick Morris T-Shirt, Hoodie,
journal, or wall clock...just click here to go to the "Order
Stuff" page, and scroll down to the bottom. The Mick
Morris Store is now open!!!
7-27-06
WOW! Halfway through summer! Can you
believe it? We have lots of great entries into the Mick Morris
Summer Sweepstakes-so keep sending those hilarious pi cs! Also, I just have to take a minute to
tell you something about Darrin…you know that he is the
fantastic cover artist and illustrator for the Mick Morris
Myth Solver series-and he is also the original cover
artist that branded the Michigan and American Chillers. Well,
he does art for lots of other companies too, and he recently
won this Creativity award from a promotional agency called
ePrize. We just wanted to share this fantastic
achievement with all of you aspiring artists…this award is for
several projects that he worked on for major, major companies
like HBO, Dell Computers, Warner Brothers, Disney, Coca-Cola,
and many more. In fact for HBO-the actors from the Soprano's
had to approve his artwork that he did of them-and they loved
it! Now HBO is even using Darrin's character drawings on a
midway arcade game!
We are so very proud of
him-Congratulations Darrin!
So to all of you who have a dream-just keep at
it, follow your heart, and always give your best and you will
be successful!
One more thing, we're gonna be hitting the road
with 'Bigfoot...Big Trouble' very soon. Click on "where
we'll be" or right here to see if we'll be near you!
7-11-06
 Hello everybody! Bet you've been
wondering where we've been…well, we have been working
feverishly to get "Mick Morris Myth Solver #2
Bigfoot…Big Trouble!" off to press. We are so happy to
say that it will be here in 4 weeks! Also, we've been
planning a giant Bigfoot release party at Borders Books in
Brighton, Michigan! So, keep checking back for the date
and time. Please be sure to visit our 'Just For You' page-there is a treat for you-it's a how-to-draw
Mick from the comic book ending of Bigfoot…Big Trouble.
And a big thanks to all of our wonderful fans who have sent us
some of their fantastic vacation pics with Mick Morris.
Some are fun, some scary…and some crazy-so keep them
coming!
6-11-06
Happy Summer Mick Morris Fans! And
what a great summer it's going to be!  Big Foot...Big Trouble!
will be released in five weeks and we are going to have an
awesome release party-and you will be invited! So check back
for that, we will also be spending a lot of time in northern
Michigan bookstores, we will keep you updated where and when
right here!
Even better than all of that is that we have officially
began the Pick Mick Summer Sweepstakes! Don't forget to
enter as many times as you like and good luck!
Also, we just got word that the American Chillers will be
changed and that Darrin will no longer be doing the covers. So
just keep looking for his fantastic artwork on the covers of
the Mick Morris series!
Keep those emails coming!
5-25-06
 Happy Memorial Day! Hope that you have an
awesome holiday weekend! You know do the cool holiday weekend
things...eat, play, laugh, go to a parade, wave a flag, read
Mick Morris Myth Solver around a campfire...or whatever else
gives you goosebumps...or makes you laugh out loud!!! And
whatever it is be safe, and remember those who have fought for
our freedom...let it ring!!!
5-20-06
There's nothing like a day at the Motor City
Comic Con! What a blast! And Mick Morris Myth Solver was a
huge hit!...Even though it's a chapter book for co ol kids like you...what was really
awesome was to find out how many people are into reading it!
Everyone from Batman and Darth Vader, to the Ghoul and
Karen Allen (actress from Indiana Jones, Animal House and
Scrooged)..and many other celebrities! We also got to meet
some new fans like you, and spend time with some friends!
Besides Mick Morris Myth Solver we had a great time doing
interviews for Sports Radio 1130 WDFN the Fan! The question of
the day was, Are there more sports geeks or comic book geeks?
What do you think? Well thanks so much everybody...it was
great meeting you...and great to see lots of familiar faces!
Click here to go to the photos!
5-7-06
 How is everybody doing? We've been having a
great time visiting with some awesome people at the
bookstores! A special thank you to all of you devoted Mick
Morris fans and future artists and writers who have been
showing up at our book signings! It's just been great
meeting you-and a big special thank you to sweet Gail Townsend
and her super staff at the Barnes & Noble in Allen Park,
and also the really wonderful Jill Miner and all her really
great staff at Saturn Booksellers in Gaylord! We had a
wonderful time and can't wait to go back! Sometime this
summer-we promise all of our Northern friends. Anyway be
cool-keep drawing and we will have contest details within the
next week!
4-27-06
 Can you believe that summer vacation is just around
the corner? So it the release of Big Foot Big
Trouble! Keep checking back for the big book release
party and also details on the hottest summer contest
The 'Pick Mick Summer
Sweepstakes!'
Also
be sure to stop by the new Barnes & Noble in Allen Park
this Sunday, April 30th at 1:00pm for a free art workshop with
Darrin and a Mick Morris Myth Solver reading! Then next
weekend for all of our Up North fans we will be visiting
Saturn Books in Gaylord on Sunday, May 6th from
11:00am-1:00pm! See you there!
4-17-06 And who is sick of chocolate...not
me, not me! Did everyone have a great holiday? We
started ours off with an invitation to be on a talk show and
had a blast...especially since it was their 600th show
anniversary! It was pretty wild being on live
television-you sure have to sit still (and you can't burp or
anything)! But we made it through and had so much fun...watch for our
upcoming streaming video right here with clips from the
show! The best news that we have for you is that Mick
Morris Myth Solver #2 Big Foot Big Trouble will be available
in the middle of June...and talk about a scary, fun read! We
know that you will love it! Oh, and one more thing-a
special thanks to all of you who keep sending us letters and
emails-thanks so much for your kind words! Keep 'em
coming-you are who we write and draw for! Also, don't
forget to click on the "Just For You" alien icon and get your
Big Foot downloadable wallpaper for your computer now!
Stay cool-The Breges
3-30-06
 March (reading month) is quickly coming to
an end...but Spring is finally here! And aren't we all looking
forward to the warm weather...and no better place to read than
outside on a nice day! We had a great time at Fiegel and
Borders Utica and Farmington Hills! This Saturday we will be
at Barnes & Noble in Saginaw. So if you get a chance
to stop by and visit us from 1:00pm-3:00pm that would be
awesome! We are so glad that you are all enjoying Mick
Morris All Isn't Well in Roswell...Big Foot Big Trouble is
coming up next-look this kid is so happy about it he is
standing on his head! Have a great week!
3-20-06
How is everybody? We had a super
busy week-first we visite d Pinckney and had a great time! Then for
the weekend we were in Grand Rapids for a 'Young Author and
Illustrator Day.' It was a great turn-out with some very
creative kids!
After that it was onto Grand Haven where we visited
Darrin's cousins and their families. Grand Haven is one of our
favorite places and you can see why! Not only do we love the
beaches-but we keep hoping for a Big Foot sighting! This guy
said that he went that-away.
Come back later this week to see all the great pics we took
at the schools...and if you would like to say "Hi" be sure to
stop by Borders Bookstore on Saturday in Utica at 2:00pm, and
Borders Bookstore in Farmington Hills on Sunday at 1:00pm-hope
to see you there!
3/15/06
Hey you awesome Mick Morris and Chiller Art fans out there.
We have just updated pics from some great schools-DaVinci,
Erikkson, and Gallimore! We had a great time at everyone of
them! Everyone was so polite and fun to be around! Gallimore
touched Darrin's heart because he went there in 3rd grade-it
was just a wild throwback for him! Tommorow we are in
Pinckney, and then off to Grand Rapids for the weekend. If you
would like us to visit you at your school, just let your
teacher know. 
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you-Darrin has
finished the picture book! He is now working on the cover for
the next Mick Morris book-Big Foot, Big Trouble! Here
are the five different endings for that book-normal and scary
(which will be in every book) western, talk show, and graphic
novel! How cool is that? If you have any endings that you
would like to see in the upcoming books-just drop us an email
at mickmorrisinfo@yahoo.com Happy Reading Month!
3-6-06
Hello everybody! Can you feel it...Spring is in
the  air! Well maybe not North of us! Some
friends of ours called and said that they had 16 inches of
snow! Just when we were thinking of baseball and picnics-well
pretty soon! But we've been keeping warm with all of our
wonderful friends at Woodland Meadows Elementary and Ealy
Elementary! What wonderful places to visit! This week were
onto DaVinci Institute-where we are looking forward to seeing
our buddies Mynda and Grant...and then onto Eriksson
Elementary for Darrin to do some reminiscing in his old
neighborhood! So keep tuned for more pics!
2-27-06
 Hey everybody! How's it goin? Well, we have
been on the road...and in the last week had the pleasure of
visiting some great schools and met a lot of new friends, and
Mick Morris Myth Solver fans! First it was off to Southwest
Elementary and then Reo Elementary, Marble Elementary and then
Oxbow Elementary. We are updating photo's as we get time-so
keep checking back...sorry it's taking us awhile but Mr. Brege
is working frantically to get a picture book done for Mitten
Press...and you know when it comes to his artwork-it's not
just cut and paste-it is quality sketching and painting, so
bear with us and we will keep updating as we go. We are
looking forward to visiting Woodland Elementary and Ealy
Elementary in the next two days! So keep in touch and keep
those fantastic drawings and emails coming!
2-13-06
It was a great time drawing, laughing, and
reading with all the great people that came out to see us at
Schulers Books in Okemos this past Saturday. And a
special thanks to Audrey  Brockhaus for having us (and
the really cool, spooky signs that she made)! Even
Darrin's college buddy Dan and his little one's Luke and Jesse
joined us! Then Sunday we had an awesome dinner with
family as we celebrated Darrin's Birthday at the Real Seafood
Company in Ann Arbor (it's one of our favorite
restaurants). Later that night we chatted with some of
our friends in New York who were getting tons of snow...here
is a picture from them! Makes Michigan feel like Florida-well
ok not really...but keep warm this week...and Happy Valentines
Day!
2-6-06
 Wow what a week in Detroit! You guys
probably don't remember Detroit when it was cool-way back
when...but now maybe you'll get a chance too! So much was
happening downtown with the Superbowl-the Winter Blast, the
NFL experience, Stars, parties. Let's just hope this helps the
city change for the best.
In the bookworld it has been a great week too! We are
looking forward to Saturday when we will be stopping in at
Shuler's Books in Okemos at 1:00pm-if your in the area you
gotta stop by and say 'Hi!' Have a great week and stay
warm!
January 28, 2006
Hey everybody…just have to thank you for sending your
fantastic art – keep those great sketches coming! We
had a great time at the Salem South Lyon District Library and
St. Robert Bellarmine, it is just awesome getting to meet all
of our wonderful Mick Morris Myth Solver and Chill
Art Sketchbook fans! Speaking of fans-we are huge football
fans (since Darrin was an offensive lineman in college) and we
can't wait for the Super Bowl to be here! Don't miss all the
awesome stuff going on in the city! Happy Super Bowl
week!
1-18-06
Whoever said "let it snow"`must've lived in
Hawaii...ok just kidding! We really do like snow! In fact we
spent this afternoon building a snowman! This past weekend
kept us hopping too-we visited with our friend Nola at Borders
in Auburn Hills and even better than our visiting-was the Boy
Scout troupe that visited us! Everyone was so much fun-and
there were plenty of talented artists in the bunch! Saturday
it was onto Borders in Novi-where we had a fantastic time
drawing, reading, and laughing with our friends-and the
special surprise was when some of our family stopped in to see
us! Check out all the great pictures!
January 9, 2006
Hi everyone! What a fun week it's been! Once we plucked the
chickens we were on our way to visit Hillside Elementary
School! Talk about cool-schoolsl! Everyone there was awesome!
Then on Friday we met Keith and his uber cool staff at
Birmingham Borders and Saturday it was out to Shelby
Township-Barnes & Noble. We made some new friends along
the way-check out our Photo's From Visits sometime later on
this week to see the pics from all the fun.
If you are in the area (or Heck! Even if your not!) be sure
to stop by two of our super favorite Borders stores this
weekend-Friday night at 7:00pm in Auburn Hills(yeah that's
Friday the 13th-the perfect night to pick up a scary copy of
Mick Morris Myth Solver #1 All Isn't Well in Roswell!) and
Saturday at 2:00pm in Novi and say Hi! Have a sweet week! And
keep reading!
The Breges
12-31-05
Happy New Year! Wow! We started off our
New Years celebration on Friday with the Monroes-you know
them-the family that are also authors and illustrators.
They do all those really cool picture books like 'A Wish to Be
a Christmas Tree' and 'A is For Ark' and tons more-plus their
new book 'The Wonders of Nature Sketchbook'. We all had a
great time! And what a great year it has been, and 2006 will
be just as fantastic!
We
are planning some super cool stuff for you in the upcoming
year-like the release of our second book 'Big Foot Big
Trouble'. You can see what it's about by clicking
on 'Coming soon'. We are also planning new posters and a
fan club with freebies. We'll be visiting lots of
schools and bookstores this year-just check out 'Where We'll
Be' to see where we are! Be sure to drop us an email or
send us your drawing to post on 'Your Sketches'. Well, we wish
you a very fun, happy, safe and healthy New Year!
-The Breges
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